Abdussalam Magashy

Abdussalam Magashy
	Magashy at AIK in 2023.
Personal information
Full name	Abdussalam Muhammad Magashy
Date of birth	6 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kano, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kalmar FF
Number	21
Youth career
	FC Heart
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Växjö United FC
2018–2019	Kristianstad FC
2020–2022	IFK Värnamo
2023	AIK
2024–	Kalmar FF
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2025

Abdussalam Magashy (born 6 April 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kalmar FF.

Magashy started his career in Nigerian club FC Heart.^[2] In 2018 he moved to Sweden, joining lowly Växjö United. Already after half a season he moved to Division 1 club Kristianstad FC. His breakthrough came in IFK Värnamo, where he participated in back-to-back promotions from the 2020 Division 1 and 2021 Superettan. As Magashy played every game of Värnamo's maiden 2022 Allsvenskan campaign, he caught the attention of bigger clubs.^[3]^[4]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Magashy was signed by AIK as a starter.^[5] As AIK changed managers in the running of the 2023 Allsvenskan, Magashy was benched for the first time in his career.^[6] He was reportedly discussed as a new signing in several Swedish and Norwegian clubs,^[7]^[8] He ended up joining Kalmar FF.^[9] The 2024 Allsvenskan ended in relegation.

References

^ Abdussalam Magashy at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b "Abdussalam Magashy". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Abdussalam Magashy at Soccerway
^ Kristoffersson, Daniel (10 November 2022). "Avslöjar: Succéspelaren lämnar Värnamo – jagas av toppklubbar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Störlinge, Svante (23 November 2022). "Abdussalam Magashy klar för AIK". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Avdic, Anel (23 August 2023). "Abdussalam Magashy om petningen: "Klart att jag är överraskad"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Liedbergius, Marcus (24 November 2023). "UPPGIFTER: Norsk klubb intresserade av Magashy" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Iwung, David (1 January 2024). "Panelen: "Magashy hade gjort det bra på IFK:s mittfält"". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ Adolfsson, Kevin (20 February 2024). "Magashy byter AIK mot allsvensk konkurrent". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[1] Abdussalam Magashy at WorldFootball.net

[ft-2] "Abdussalam Magashy". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[3] Abdussalam Magashy at Soccerway

[4] Kristoffersson, Daniel (10 November 2022). "Avslöjar: Succéspelaren lämnar Värnamo – jagas av toppklubbar". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[5] Störlinge, Svante (23 November 2022). "Abdussalam Magashy klar för AIK". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[6] Avdic, Anel (23 August 2023). "Abdussalam Magashy om petningen: "Klart att jag är överraskad"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[7] Liedbergius, Marcus (24 November 2023). "UPPGIFTER: Norsk klubb intresserade av Magashy" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[8] Iwung, David (1 January 2024). "Panelen: "Magashy hade gjort det bra på IFK:s mittfält"". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[9] Adolfsson, Kevin (20 February 2024). "Magashy byter AIK mot allsvensk konkurrent". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.

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